Pretransplant Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae and Infection after Liver Transplant, France

Pretransplant Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae and Infection after Liver Transplant, France

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates (ESBLE) are emerging pathogens that confer resistance to antimicrobial drugs. We conducted a 10-year study in France (January 2001–April 2010) to investigate the incidence of and risk factors for ESBLE infections after liver transpl...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Bert, Béatrice Larroque, Catherine Paugam-Burtz, Federica Dondero, François Durand, Estelle Marcon, Jacques Belghiti, Richard Moreau, Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
liver transplantation
extended-spectrum β-lactamase
infection
fecal carriage
Enterobacteriaceae
transplant
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/11-0139_article

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